The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.
Europeans consolidated and maintained power in South Africa when they colonized that region of the African continent.
Particularly, it was Great Britain the nation that had a more dominant presence in South Africa before and during the "Scramble for Africa," a period in history from the end of the 1800s to 1915, in which European superpowers split the continent and colonize most of the African territories.
We are talking about countries such as France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, and of course, Great Britain.
British people colonized South Africa, knowing that they could exploit the many raw materials and natural resources such as gold, just to make great profits.
